Psalter Hymnal (Red) ‎#215

215. O Come, My Soul, Bless Thou the Lord

1 O come, my soul, bless thou the Lord thy Maker,
And all within me bless His holy Name;
Bless thou the Lord, forget not all His mercies,
His pardoning grace and saving love proclaim.

Refrain:
Bless Him, ye angels, wondrous in might,
Bless Him, His servants that in His will delight.

2 Good is the Lord and full of kind compassion,
Most slow to anger, plenteous in love;
Rich is His grace to all that humbly seek Him,
Boundless and endless as the heavens above. [Refrain]

3 His love is like a father's to his children,
Tender and kind to all who fear His Name;
For well He knows our weakness and our frailty,
He knows that we are dust, He knows our frame. [Refrain]

4 We fade and die like flowers that grow in beauty,
Like tender grass that soon will disappear;
But evermore the love of God is changeless,
Still shown to those who look to Him in fear. [Refrain]

5 High in the heavens His throne is fixed forever,
His kingdom rules o'er all from pole to pole;
Bless ye the Lord through all His wide dominion,
Bless His most holy Name, O thou my soul. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: O come, my soul, bless thou the Lord thy Maker
• Title: O Come, My Soul, Bless Thou the Lord
• Refrain First Line: Bless Him, ye angels, wondrous in might
• Meter: 11 10 11 10, with Refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1934
• Scripture:
  Psalm 103
• Topic: Angels; Brevity And Frailty Of Life; Children; Communion with God; Compassion of God; Death; Eternity of God; Forgiveness of Sin; Funerals; Grace of God; God as King; Kingdom of God; Love Of God; Mercy of God; Post-Communion; Praise for Blessings; Praise for God's Perfections; Prosperity; Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving Day
• Notes: Selected stanzas

Tune Information

• Name: TIDINGS (TUNBRIDGE)
• Composer: James Walch (1876)
• Meter: 11 10 11 10, with Refrain
• Key: B♭ Major